ıntermittent

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Definition of ıntermittent in English English dictionary

{a} coming by fits

{n} a disease with fever that intermits

Hyphenation

in·ter·mit·tent

Turkish pronunciation

întırmîtınt

Synonyms

alternate, arrested, broken, by bits and pieces, checked, cyclic, cyclical, discontinuing, discontinuous, epochal, every other, fitful, here and there, hit-or-miss, infrequent

Antonyms

constant, continual, continuing, perpetual, regular

Pronunciation

/ˌəntərˈmətənt/ /ˌɪntɜrˈmɪtənt/

Etymology

() From Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, between”), plus present participle mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).